RabbitMQ - Message Broker
What is RabbitMQ?
RabbitMQ is the most popular open-source message broker implementing the AMQP protocol. Written in Erlang/OTP, it provides high availability, scalability, and reliable communication between applications.
Advantages of RabbitMQ in Business Projects
Why is RabbitMQ the most popular message broker? Key benefits backed by enterprise implementations.
Drawbacks of RabbitMQ – An Honest Assessment
Every solution has limitations. The main drawbacks of RabbitMQ and how to mitigate them in real projects.
What is RabbitMQ Used For?
The main use cases of RabbitMQ in 2025, with examples from top companies and our own projects.
Microservices Communication
Asynchronous communication, event sourcing, saga patterns
Netflix microservices, Zalando event-driven architecture, Uber service mesh
Task Queues and Background Processing
Background jobs, scheduled tasks, retry mechanisms
GitHub Actions, email sending systems, image processing pipelines
Event-Driven Architecture
Domain events, CQRS, event sourcing, publish-subscribe patterns
E-commerce order processing, IoT device management, real-time notifications
Load Balancing and Work Distribution
Load balancing, work queues, competitive consumers
Video transcoding farms, data processing clusters, batch job distribution
RabbitMQ Projects – SoftwareLogic.co
Our RabbitMQ-based systems in production – microservices, task queues, event-driven architecture.
OMS system for thousands of operations per minute
Fulfillment handling for hundreds of stores required a central order management system
We built a central OMS platform with integrations to all major e-commerce platforms
Thousands of orders processed automatically daily, zero manual work on labels
Marketing automation for e-commerce stores
E-commerce companies needed tools for marketing campaign automation and personalization
We created a platform connecting on-site marketing (pop-ups, banners) with off-site (email, sms, webpush)
40% conversion increase, campaign automation for hundreds of online stores
ERP system with electronic document workflow
Small and medium companies needed an affordable ERP system
We built a comprehensive ERP with electronic document workflow
Accounting process automation, integration with external systems
Automated order cost analysis
Hundreds of thousands of orders monthly, no fast tool for analyzing Allegro costs and commissions
We built an API that automatically retrieves and processes cost data from multiple Allegro stores
Full automation of financial data, elimination of manual work, faster business decisions
Legacy PHP modernization to scalable Django
Old PHP application didn't scale and was hard to maintain
We rewrote the entire platform to Python/Django while preserving functionality
10x better performance, easier feature additions, system stability
FAQ: RabbitMQ – Frequently Asked Questions
Comprehensive answers to questions about the RabbitMQ message broker.